Author: Red Cross Cascades Region

Eat Hot Wings; Help The Red Cross

Wildfires. House fires. Sadly, the American Red Cross is all about fires. Which is why it makes perfect sense that we’re partnering with Fire on the Mountain Buffalo Wings for […]

Flickr Finds: Oregon Red Cross Nurses

Look at these ladies, circa 1952! I can’t decide what I like better — the fashion and the hairstyles or the sweet bus. Now that’s the sort of ride I’d […]

Geneva Conventions: There’s An App For That.

That’s right, my fellow iPhonites! You can now access the full text of the Geneva Conventions (as well as the following Protocols) wherever you are with the free Geneva Conventions […]

Yelping Out The Red Cross

Are you a Yelper? If you’re the type that likes to check out all the latest, greatest restaurants in PDX — like this one, this one and that one — […]

Disaster Response Update

August 20:Out in our Columbia River District, our disaster volunteers helped after a very late-night fire in The Dalles. Two clients were immediately hospitalized; we’ll be there to help with […]

Really Basic First Aid

First aid is about stitches and splints and bandages, right? Think again. Sometimes first aid is just about lending an ear and holding a hand. This blogger may have been […]

Tune In, Animal Lovers!

Got a cat? A dog? A lizard? An urban chicken? Then you might find today’s episode of Ready Radio pretty handy. This time we focused our preparedness podcast on pets. […]

Practice Makes Perfect

So the pandemic flu has been in news coverage for quite awhile. This might cause one to feel apprehensive or fearful of the future and how to prepare. Luckily, I’ve […]

Blowing The Whistle On A CPR Save

Over the weekend, Denny — a local soccer referee — suffered a heart attack immediately following a 12-minute run, conducted for a MISOA fitness test. [If you didn’t know, MISOA […]